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Reese scores 30 as Dream stun Valkyries to level WNBA finals

Reese scores 30 as Dream stun Valkyries to level WNBA finals

Angel Reese scored a game-high 30 points as the Atlanta Dream defeated the Golden State Valkyries 79-65 to level their best-of-seven WNBA Finals series on Monday.

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Australian lawmaker hurt in car attack loses leg: media

Australian lawmaker hurt in car attack loses leg: media

Australian lawmaker Helen Haines has lost a leg after being struck by a car in a deliberate attack, local media said Tuesday.

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Japan probe on its way to Mars moon

Japan probe on its way to Mars moon

A Japanese spacecraft was on its way to one of Mars's moons on Tuesday on a world-first mission to retrieve samples, potentially helping unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth.

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Horror and disbelief after lawmaker attacked in rural Australia

Horror and disbelief after lawmaker attacked in rural Australia

A rural Australian town felt a mix of horror and disbelief on Tuesday after a highly respected lawmaker was gravely injured in what looked to be a targeted attack.

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Lula or Bolsonaro's son? Brazil makes a final choice

Lula or Bolsonaro's son? Brazil makes a final choice

A presidential runoff between Brazil's incumbent leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro will decide the fate of Latin America's largest democracy on Sunday.

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Ukraine races to secure energy supplies ahead of winter

Ukraine races to secure energy supplies ahead of winter

Hardly a day goes by now in Ukraine without news of another Russian air strike on the country's energy sector, causing widespread blackouts, including in the capital, Kyiv.

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EU unveils strategy to boost Arctic presence

EU unveils strategy to boost Arctic presence

The EU is to unveil plans to bolster its foothold in the Arctic Tuesday, as it grapples with pressure from Russia and the United States in the key strategic region.

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Vote count begins in Alberta secession referedum, testing Canada unity

Vote count begins in Alberta secession referedum, testing Canada unity

Vote counting was underway in Canada's province of Alberta Monday, as the oil-rich province decides if it wants a binding independence referendum, testing national unity during a crisis in US relations.

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How recent controversies have rocked the US death penalty debate

How recent controversies have rocked the US death penalty debate

The botched execution of a woman in Tennessee and the controversy over the live broadcast of a firing squad execution have thrust the debate over the US death penalty back into the public square.

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Ukraine claims US missile holdup as Trump floats summit without Zelensky

Ukraine claims US missile holdup as Trump floats summit without Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the United States on Monday of deliberately delaying the delivery of interceptor missiles to his country, as tensions between Kyiv and Washington escalated over military aid and intelligence sharing.

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